The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has started the second phase of its digital Hong Kong dollar pilot study.

Vodacom Tanzania has struck several deals that expand the ways in which people can use its M-Pesa mobile payments service around the world.

The UK’s new Labour government is introducing a bill that will ensure that Bitcoin and other digital assets can be considered personal property, boosting legal protection for owners.

Friday Harbor, an AI-powered platform that helps loan officers assemble complete and compliant loan files in real time, has closed a $6 million seed round.

Revolut has rolled out a crypto exchange designed for professional investors, but available on desktop for all UK users with a Revolut retail account.

Singapore-based cross-border payments platform TranSwap is making a move into the UK market with plans to open an Edinburgh research and development centre employing more than 50 people.

Finextra sat down with digital identity verification platform Veridas to learn more about how biometrics is taking over the cybersecurity industry. CEO and co-founder of Veridas Eduardo Azanza spoke on new developments in the field and the emerging technology’s potential to revolutionise security.

UBS Asset Management has launched a tokenized money market investment fund built on ethereum distributed ledger technology.

Blockchain technology will fundamentally alter the way financial institutions do business, according to a report from the World Economic Forum.

Mastercard is stepping up its sustainability efforts, vowing to ditch all first-use PVC plastics from its newly produced cards by the beginning of 2028.

BNP Paribas Fortis and HSBC are inviting external developers to develop and test new digital banking services using the banks’ APIs and internal sandbox environments.

TBC Bank aims to expand its microlending business and promote financial inclusion in Uzbekistan, Central Asia’s largest country by population.

Nationwide has announced that it will continue to keep every one of its 696 Nationwide and Virgin Money branches open until at least 2030, despite many other banks closing theirs.

The Nordic region has long stood at the forefront of digital payments, open banking, and financial technology. This legacy of innovation continues at full pace with the return of NextGen Nordics, a premier event gathering the most influential players in the financial services ecosystem. Set against the dynamic backdrop of the Nordic fintech scene, the 2025 edition of NextGen Nordics on 29 April 2025 at the Münchenbryggeriet in Stockholm, Sweden promises to be the most impactful yet.

JPMorgan is introducing mandatory coding courses for all employees in its asset management division, the FT reports.